The gray junglefowl, also known as Sonnerat's junglefowl, is one of the wild ancestors of the domestic chicken together with the red junglefowl and other junglefowls.
Image: Gallus sonneratii (Bandipur), crop
Image: Gallus sonneratii female (Thattekad)
Painting by John Gould
Grey junglefowl cock in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, India.
The chicken is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting.
Image: Male and female chicken sitting together
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Comb of male
Comb of female, generally smaller